Leasowes High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 25 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Unique reference
- 143582
- Address
- Kent Road, B62 8PJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1060 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.7%
White British 65%
Mixed 10.2%
Pakistani 5.6%
Indian 5.2%
Other White 2.7%
Other 2.1%
Other Asian 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
African 1.8%
Caribbean 1.7%
Unclassified 1.1%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.44
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 67%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.5
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.54
Local authority average 3.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 80 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Leasowes High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 125
- 3rd preference
- 120
- From another Local Authority
- 255
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 76
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 233 126 107 |
| Year 8 | 209 114 95 |
| Year 9 | 199 107 92 |
| Year 10 | 208 107 101 |
| Year 11 | 211 106 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 83.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 62.0% 57.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 11.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 14.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.2% |